Optical tracking systems
First Claim
1. A method for tracking the position and orientation of an ultrasound beam emitted from an ultrasound probe, the ultrasound beam bearing a geometric relationship to a visible object, comprising the steps of storing a model of the visible object in a memory of an optical tracking system;
- calculating the position and orientation of the visible object; and
calculating the position and orientation of the ultrasound beam by applying the geometric relationship to the deduced position and orientation of the visible object.
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Abstract
A method for tracking the position and orientation of an ultrasound beam emitted from an ultrasound probe. The method comprises the steps of: storing a model of the visible object in a memory of an optical tracking system; calculating the position and orientation of the visible object; and calculating the position and orientation of the ultrasound beam by applying a known geometric relationship to the deduced position and orientation of the visible object.
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11 Claims
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1. A method for tracking the position and orientation of an ultrasound beam emitted from an ultrasound probe, the ultrasound beam bearing a geometric relationship to a visible object, comprising the steps of
storing a model of the visible object in a memory of an optical tracking system; -
calculating the position and orientation of the visible object; and
calculating the position and orientation of the ultrasound beam by applying the geometric relationship to the deduced position and orientation of the visible object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method substantially as described.
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